OSHA Inspection: ANOMATIC CORPORATION

Issued

Jan 2, 2015

Abate by

Feb 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,550 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.       a. In the production area, procedures for locking out the eyelet presses were not developed or utilized for employees performing maintenance and repairs of the presses.

Issued

Jan 2, 2015

Abate by

Jan 22, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,550 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.    a. In the maintenance area, the Le Blond lathe was not adequately guarded. A chip guard was in place but did not prevent employees from coming into contact with rotating parts at the point of operation.     b. In the maintenance area, the Harrison M 600 lathe did not have guards attached to prevent employees from being caught in the point of operation.      c. In the maintenance area, the Bridgeport Mill model D675 serial number 7331, did not have guards attached to prevent employees from being caught in the point of operation.     d. In the maintenance area, the Bridgeport Mill J205129 did not have guards attached to prevent employees from being caught in the point of operation.

Issued

Jan 2, 2015

Abate by

Jan 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,550 · Current $1,658 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Installation and use. Listed or labeled equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing or labeling.    a. In the machine shop area, two receptacle boxes were not mounted to the wall in accordance to their listing and labeling. The two receptacles were hanging from flexible cords in the middle of the room.

Issued

Jan 2, 2015

Abate by

Feb 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $25,000 · Current $16,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc.      a. In the production area, the eyelet presses were not adequately guarded. There were large holes in the enclosures around the eyelet presses that allowed access to moving parts in the press while it was in operation.    b. In the production area employees performed work on eyelet presses with the back door open while presses were in operation, exposing employees to moving parts.  The employer did not take adequate steps to prohibit bypassing doors and gates while the presses were in operation.      The Anomatic Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1910.212 (a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 794502, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on January 21, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 1650 Tamarack Rd., Newark, Ohio 43055.